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Keith Purser Paintings

British, b. 1944
Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of France. Born in Bromley, Kent, he attended Sidcup School of Art in the 1960s. As an artist, he balances two very different approaches to landscape painting: one essentially abstract, the other figurative. As an abstract painter, Purser deconstructs the sea and shore into harmonies of colour, texture and form. These works are as much about painting itself as they are about the shifting weather and changing moods of the coast. As a figurative painter, Purser creates homages to English vernacular art. These paintings of the down-at-heel, resorts and gently rusting harbour towns of the South Coast capture the peculiar charm of these places. These two strands in Purser's work are always meeting, albeit quietly and incidentally. The vernacular often steals into the most abstract of works by way of found objects picked off the beach, whilst Modernist formal sensibility orders the seafront houses into a harmonious arrangement of blocks of colour.
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Artist: Keith Purser
Dover Beach at Night - Horizontal Blue Abstracted Beach Landscape Oil Painting
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Keith Purser b. 1944 Dover Beach at Night, 2017 oil on board 28.5 x 104 cm 11 1/4 x 41 in signed, titled and dated Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like enviro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Oil, Board

Moonlight, 2021 - Horizontal Minimalistic Blue and White Abstract Oil on Board
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of Fr...
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2010s Keith Purser Paintings

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Oil, Board

Tipula Maxima Painting by Keith Purser, 2008
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Tipula Maxima Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2008 Additional information: Medium: Oil on plywood Dimensions: 51 x 48 cm 20 1/8 x 18 7/8 in Signed, dated and titled. Keith Purser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Plywood

Flight, Oil and Sand on Board, Abstract Horizontal Landscape Painting, 2006
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Flight, Oil and Sand on Board Painting by Keith Purser b 1944, 2006 Additional information: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 29 7/8 in 31 x 76 cm (KP523)
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

The Musician, 2021 - White, Blue + Yellow, Contemporary Seascape with Buildings
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of Fr...
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2010s Keith Purser Paintings

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Oil, Board

Carthage, Oil on Panel, Horizontal Abstract Landscape Painting, 2017
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Carthage, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2017 Additional information: Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on panel Dimensions: 38.5 x 96.5 cm 15 1/8 x 38 in Signed, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Dune Light, 2023 - Horizontal Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, Blue and White
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Keith Purser b. 1944 Dune Light, 2023 oil on board 46 x 99 cm 18 1/8 x 39 in signed, titled and dated Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Euro...
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2010s Keith Purser Paintings

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Oil, Board

Marina, 2024 - Horizontal Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, Blue and White
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of Fr...
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2010s Keith Purser Paintings

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Oil, Board

Estuary, Oil, Sand and Collage on Board Horizontal Abstract Painting, 2006
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Estuary, Collage on Board Painting by Keith Purser b 1944, 2006 Additional information: Oil, sand and collage on board Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 29 7/8 in 27 x 76 cm (KP500)
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

Bay III - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting with Sand, 2002
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Bay III
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Early 2000s Keith Purser Paintings

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Gouache

East Road (Orange), Oil and Sand on Board Horizontal Abstract Painting, 2007
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
East Road (Orange), Oil and Sand on Board Painting by Keith Purser b 1944, 2007 Additional information: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 28 1/8 in 26 x 71.5 cm (KP104)
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

Tipula Minos Painting by Keith Purser, 2008
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Tipula Minos Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2008 Additional information: Medium: Oil and pencil on board Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 10 1/2 in 47 x 26.7 cm Keith Purser lives and works...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Board

Margate Sands, Oil on Board, Horizontal Abstract Seascape Painting, 2020
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Margate Sands, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 46 x 114.5 cm 18 1/8 x 45 1/8 in Signed with ini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

Oil and Pencil on Board Cranefly Painting by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Oil and Pencil on Board 'Cranefly' Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944 Additional information: Medium: Oil and pencil on board Dimensions: 13 x 17 1/2 in 33 x 44.5 cm Keith Purser liv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Board

Sun Tide, Oil on Board, Horizontal Abstract Landscape Sunset Painting, 2015
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sun Tide, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2015 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 44.5 x 118 cm 17 1/2 x 46 1/2 in Signed, titled and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

Rain, Oil on Board, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Rain, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944 Additional information: Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 27 x 100 cm 10 5/8 x 39 3/8 in Signed with initials and dated Keith Pur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

Dungeness, Oil on Board, Horizontal Coastal Landscape Beach Painting, 2020
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Dungeness, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 43 x 164 cm 16 7/8 x 64 5/8 in Signed, titled and da...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Board, Oil

In the Mirror Painting by Keith Purser, 2008
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
In the Mirror Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2008 Additional information: Medium: Oil on plywood Dimensions: 51 x 47 cm 20 1/8 x 18 1/2 in Signed, dated and titled Keith Purser ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Plywood

Spring Flight Painting by Keith Purser, 2012
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Spring Flight Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2012 Additional information: Medium: Gouache, chalk pastel, oil and sand Dimensions: 48.5 x 59 cm 19 1/8 x 23 1/4 in Signed, titled a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Gouache

Gold Coast, Oil on Panel Abstract Landscape Painting, 2020
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gold Coast, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on panel Dimensions: 54 x 94 cm 21 1/4 x 37 1/8 in Signed, titled and da...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Cranefly - Minimalist White and Blue Oil Paint and Pencil Work on Paper
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Keith Purser b. 1944 Cranefly, 2007 oil and pencil 40 x 40 cm 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in signed, dated and titled Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Oil, Pencil

Steps to Water, Woodcut with Hand-Colouring by Keith Purser, 2007
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Steps to Water Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2007 Additional information: Medium: Woodcut with hand-colouring Dimensions: 41 x 59 cm 16 1/8 x 23 1/4 in Signed, titled and dated....
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Wood

Gouache, Pencil and Sand Bay III Painting by Keith Purser, 2002
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gouache, Pencil and Sand 'Bay III' Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2002 Additional information: Medium: Gouache, pencil and sand Dimensions: 42 x 50 cm 16 1/2 x 19 3/4 in Signed, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Gouache

Rye Bay, Hand-Coloured Woodcut Print by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Rye Bay, Woodcut Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944 Additional information: Medium: Woodcut Dimensions: 44 x 53.5 cm 17 3/8 x 21 1/8 in Signed and titled Keith Purser lives and works...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Wood

Untitled (Beach), Oil and Gouache Painting by Keith Purser, 2007
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Untitled (Beach), Oil and Gouache Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2007 Additional information: Medium: Oil and gouache Dimensions: 42 x 29.5 cm (uneven) 16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in Signed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Gouache

Ghost II, Hand-coloured Woodcut with Sand and Chalk Pastel by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Ghost II, Woodcut and Sand Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944 Additional information: Medium: Woodcut, chalk pastel, hand-colouring and sand Dimensions: 25.5 x 35 cm 10 1/8 x 13 3/4 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Paintings

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Wood

Sun Over Chalk (October), Oil on Panel, Abstract Horizontal Painting, 2018
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sun Over Chalk (October), Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2018 Additional information: Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on panel Dimensions: 40 x 122 cm 15 3/4 x 4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Keith Purser Paintings

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Panel, Oil

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